Sunday, October 26, 2014

Unit 2: The problems of deflation

Thanks to economicshelp for this summary


http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/978/economics/definition-of-deflation/

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Unit 1: The price of milk

Loads of stuff on S&D in this BBC interview
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29502499#

Unit 1: Pre-loading and negative externalities

....reports the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29454768#

Unit 1: Plain packets for cigarettes in France

That bastion of smoking introduces regulations on packaging, reports the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29373283#

Unit 2: The money supply and inflation

Thanks to economicshelp for this post
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5278/inflation/m4-money-supply-and-inflation/

Unit 2: Economic growth

Thanks to economicshelp for this data packed post
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5843/economics/economic-growth-stats-2/

Unit 2: The UK budget deficit

Thanks to economicshelp for this post
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5922/economics/uk-budget-deficit-2/

Unit 2: Monetary policy and the exchange rate

Thanks to economicshelp for this great post
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/11550/currency/money-supply-and-the-exchange-rate/

Unit 1: Supply and demand criss cross

Thanks to tutor2u for this
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/make-your-students-happy-test-their-demand-and-supply-knowledge-with-this-5?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economics_news+%28tutor2u+Economics+Blog%29#When:11:49:00Z

Unit 1: Allocative efficiency; the continuing change on the high street

Thanks to sky for this report
http://news.sky.com/story/1349807/high-street-decline-continues-with-shop-closures

Unit 2: What's measured in GDP

More than used to be the case as previously unrecorded drugs and prostitution output has been added reports Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1344953/drugs-and-prostitutes-boost-economy-by-12-3bn